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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
7,244Searchable applications
54Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,460 approved or refused records
1,026Refused applications

4,434 approved · 1,026 refused · 193 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policy and strategyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Trees and conservation areasArticle 4 directions

Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas26 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided21231/25

    PRUNING OF 2 NO. ALDERS

    12 Alder Grove Bolton BL7 9YL

    Received 16 Oct 2025
  2. Decided21232/25

    PART A: FELLING OF 1 NO. T3 LIME, PRUNE T1 CHESTNUT AND T2 LIMEPART B: PRUNING OF 1NO T4 CHESTNUT

    20 Copeland Mews Bolton BL1 5HT

    Received 16 Oct 2025
  3. Decided21233/25

    RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION (DETAILS OF APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) FOR THE ERECTION OF 117 NO. DWELLINGS PURSUANT TO OUTLINE APPLICATION 91352/14

    Former Horwich Loco Works Horwich Bolton

    Received 16 Oct 2025
  4. Decided21234/25

    RETENTION OF A TWO STOREY MODULAR BUILDING FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS

    Bolton Muslim Girls School High Street Bolton BL3 6TA

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  5. Decided21235/25

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    11 Carlton Road Bolton BL1 5HU

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  6. Decided21237/25

    SITING OF 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED TOTEM SIGN AND 1NO. INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN

    78 - 79 The Linkway Bolton BL6 6JA

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  7. Decided21238/25

    ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR.

    652 Salford Road Bolton BL5 1BZ

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  8. Decided21239/25

    ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION OVER EXISTING GARAGE AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH FRONT AND REAR DORMERS.

    1 Fryent Close Bolton BL6 5BU

    Received 17 Oct 2025
  9. Decided21240/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM 4NO. APARTMENTS INTO CHILDRENS HOME FOR 3 YOUNG PERSONS

    20 Bolton Road Farnworth Bolton BL4 7JW

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  10. Decided21241/25

    CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING (C3) TO 4 NO. BEDROOM HMO (C4) FOR 4 OCCUPANTS.

    73 Chorley New Road Bolton BL6 7QA

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  11. Decided21242/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (FUMES AND NOISE SCHEME) ON APPLICATION 19782/25

    113 New Street Bolton BL6 5AG

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  12. Decided21243/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 4 (NOISE CONTROL) AND 5 (FUMES AND DUST CONTROL) ON APPLICATION 20565/25

    Easylawn Turf Supplies Ltd Oakenbottom Mill Oakenbottom Road Bolton BL2 6DW

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  13. Decided21244/25

    FELLING OF 1NO. PINE TREE

    279 Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PH

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  14. Deposited21245/25

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. MULTI-USE SPORTS DOME

    Bolton School Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 4PA

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  15. Decided21246/25

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 (LAND CONTAMINATION) ON APPLICATION 18884/24

    Land West Of Slack Lane Slack Lane Bolton

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  16. Decided21248/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING (S191) FOR CONTINUED USE AS A HMO (C4) FOR UP TO 4 NO. OCCUPANTS

    39 Worsley Road Bolton BL4 9LR

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  17. Decided21249/25

    RESTROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR MOBILE CHAI CABIN IN EXISTING CAR PARK (CLASS E(B))

    14 - 22 Egerton Street Bolton BL4 7JZ

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  18. Decided21250/25

    PART A; FELLING OF 2NO. ASH TREESPART B; PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE TREES

    Hill Top Windy Harbour Lane Bolton BL7 9AP

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  19. Decided21251/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (S192) FOR THE PROPOSED USE OF PORTOCABIN AS A POSTAL ADDRESS AND REGISTERED OFFICE TO OBTAIN A PRIVATE HIRE OPERATOR LICENCE

    Former Unit 9 Farnworth Industrial Estate Emlyn Street Bolton BL4 7AQ

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  20. Decided21252/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSED (S192) FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION.

    2 Newark Close Bolton BL6 5UT

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  21. Decided21253/25

    ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING CAR PARK TO CAMPUS A AND B TOGETHER WITH REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING

    Birtenshaw Darwen Road Bolton BL7 9AB

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  22. Decided21254/25

    CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS EXISTING(s191) FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS ON APPLICATION 11570/21

    Land At Minerva Road Farnworth Bolton

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  23. Decided21255/25

    PRUNING OF 2NO. SYCAMORE

    12 Whitsters Hollow Bolton BL1 6TY

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  24. Decided21256/25

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 (APPROVED PLANS) ON APPLICATION 19729/25.

    Grundy Fold Farm Chorley Old Road Bolton BL6 6QA

    Received 21 Oct 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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